A Virtual Tour of Huron Natural Area



The following photos are representative of each biophysical zone of the Huron Natural Area. These photographs were supplied and shot by Tom Clancy, of Kitchener's Department of Parks and Recreation.



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Aerial of the Huron Natural Area


One of the oldest and few large Dutch Elm trees left in the region


Explorers on the edge of the red pine plantation(What could they be looking at?)


Trails through the -- year old red pine plantation


Summer Wildflowers in bloom, contrasted to the plantation


A beautiful day looking to the white pine edge west from the open medow


The dry marsh in the summer


The dry marsh in the winter'Excellent skiing!'


The beaver dam at the southeast end of the Board of Education pond (look carefully)


Stream just below the beaver dam


Nearby resident enjoying the beauty of the Huron Natural Area


White cedar swamp in the winter


Looking southeast across the open medow


Class 1 maple/beech wetland (in the northeast arm of the park)


Same maple/beech wetland in the early spring


A well traveled path crossed by deer


How many can you see?(The Board of Education pond is a haven for hundreds of Canada geese in the spring and fall)


What's wrong with this picture?(Had it not been for a few with a vision, this would have been the reality for Huron Natural Area.)

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